State of the Art of the Bi- and Trimetallic Nanoparticles on the Basis of Gold and Iron

Title: State of the Art of the Bi- and Trimetallic Nanoparticles on the Basis of Gold and Iron

Volume: 3 Issue: 2

Author(s): Boris I. Kharisov, Oxana V. Kharissova, Miguel J. Yacaman and Ubaldo Ortiz M.

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Keywords: Bimetallic core-shell nanoparticles, gold/iron oxide nanoparticles, catalysis, biosensors, medical applications

Abstract: Recently reported patents and experimental articles on the synthesis, properties, and main applications of coreshell nanoparticles, containing iron or its oxides and gold, as well as trimetallic systems on their basis, are reviewed. These nanostructures were obtained by a series of methods, including reduction in reverse micelles, decomposition of organometallic compounds, electron-beam, laser and γ-irradiation, sonolysis and electrochemical methods. (Fe or FexOy)/Au nanoparticles are subject to be functionalized with organic moieties, may expand their main applications, which consist of catalysis, biological and biomedical uses.

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Kharisov I. Boris, Kharissova V. Oxana, Yacaman J. Miguel and M. Ortiz Ubaldo, State of the Art of the Bi- and Trimetallic Nanoparticles on the Basis of Gold and Iron, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology 2009; 3 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187221009788490031